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  • USA: Studies First, Wind Turbines Later

    18 July 2012

    Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Tommy Beaudreau said at the last night’s meeting that the leases for the offshore wind development in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf area off Rhode Island and Massachusetts could be awarded by December, writes South Coast Today news portal. Even though the leases will be awarded soon, […]

  • WindEurope: Europe Needs to Double Wind Installation

    17 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Wind energy provided 15% of the electricity in Europe in 2019, however the current rate of installation is not enough to deliver the Green Deal, according to WindEurope.

  • NORCOWE to Hold Offshore Wind Conference in Stavanger

    11 February 2015

    NORCOWE, in collaboration with Greater Stavanger, will hold a one-day conference on offshore wind on April 16 in Stavanger, Norway.  “Science Meets Industry” is a joint scientific and industry one-day conference for people interested in offshore wind. It is an annual event that is open for all, covers a broad range of topics and is free […]

  • Morocco Developing First Offshore Wind Project?

    23 July 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Read the latest article on this topic: The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) has been exploring the construction of a pilot offshore wind farm off the coast of Essaouira which, if built, would be Morocco’s first offshore wind farm. This is according to information shared in competitive tender notices for technical assistance for an offshore […]

  • First Wind Turbine Up at Eneco Luchterduinen

    8 April 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Yesterday, Van Oord’s transportation and installation vessel Aeolus placed the first wind turbine at Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm. In the next few weeks, remaining 42 turbines will be installed and the wind farm is scheduled to be operational in August. Components of the wind turbines (tower, nacelle, rotor blades) have been brought from different manufacturing sites to […]

  • Thor OWF Wind and Metocean Campaign Completed

    10 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Akrocean has completed a one-year wind and meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) campaign for the Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. The company retrieved its floating LiDAR from the project site in the Danish part of the North Sea earlier this summer and delivered wind and metocean data to the Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet. Energinet, […]

  • Ulsan and Denmark Form Offshore Wind Bond

    19 February 2019
    Authorities, R&D

    South Korea’s City of Ulsan and the Danish government, through the Embassy in Korea, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on renewable energy development with a specific focus on offshore wind and floating wind. The MoU will focus on establishing policies and the exchange of information on renewable energy in the areas of wind power, […]

  • GEV Wind Power Gets New Owner

    2 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Bridges Fund Management has acquired wind turbine repair and maintenance provider GEV Wind Power from Maven Capital Partners. The acquisition comes as Bridges sought to invest in renewable energy as part of its Sustainable Planet theme, and the investment was handled via its Sustainable Growth Funds. “We have been looking for the right opportunity in the renewables […]

  • MassCEC Assesses Offshore Wind Ports and Infrastructure

    25 October 2017

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has published an assessment of 18 Massachusetts ports and waterfront sites, and a supply chain directory of 320 state and regional small businesses that can contribute to the offshore wind industry.

  • US Delegation on Offshore Wind Tour in Humber

    2 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Training & Education

    Delegates from the United States are visiting the Humber area as part of a fact-finding mission to gather evidence on the socioeconomic impact of offshore wind in this UK renewable energy hub.

  • #OEECLive: The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowin’ in the Wind

    26 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    As previously announced, readers/viewers of Offshore WIND on Wednesday had a chance to follow a live stream of the on-air talk show themed “From bust to boom,” recorded on the exhibition floor of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference, being held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The session had promised to tackle the jobs situation in oil, […]

  • UK Wind Power Output Exceeds 10GW

    19 January 2018

    Wind farms in the UK have set a national record over the past few days with an output surpassing 10GW, according to UK media, which refers to information provided by Drax Electric Insights, based on data from Elexon and National Grid.

  • Germany to Curb New Offshore Wind Capacity

    5 July 2016

    German government plans to limit the installation of offshore wind farms in the period between 2021 and 2025 to 3.1GW and hold a tender for 1.7GW of offshore wind in 2017 and 1.4GW in 2018 to adjust the offshore wind development to that of the high-voltage transmission grid, according to Reuters. Previously, it was agreed that two offshore wind tenders […]

  • Vattenfall to Bid in Norwegian Offshore Wind Auction

    8 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall has joined forces with Norwegian company Seagust to bid for offshore wind areas in Norway’s upcoming licensing rounds. The two companies have established a joint venture to participate in the auction, which represents Vattenfall’s entry into the Norwegian offshore wind market. The companies plan to bid for licenses in both the Utsira Nord and […]

  • Offshore Wind Partnerships Form Down Under

    25 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate, and Elemental Group are partnering to develop offshore wind farms in New Zealand. The partners have launched “Haumoana – New Zealand Offshore Wind Capacity Building”, a report which highlights New Zealand’s untapped potential for offshore wind development and the opportunities to establish a local supply chain as well as create enduring […]

  • OFFSHORE WIND MONITORING PROGRAM ADVANCING (USA)

    5 October 2010
    R&D

    Preparing for deployment of monitoring equipment while saving New Jersey $1 million. Garden State Offshore Energy (GSOE) today announced it was moving forward with plans to install state-of-the-art mobile wind resource assessment equipment – SeaZephIR – a patented, floating platformwith an integrated ZephIR LIDAR system powered by solar and wind energy. The New Jersey Board […]

  • VIDEO: DolWin3 Offshore Wind Farm Connection

    21 April 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Last year, TenneT chose Alstom for the DolWin 3 offshore project. This project, connecting the North Sea wind farms to the continental electricity network, has an investment volume of over one billion euros.  Recently, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), and TenneT have agreed to make a joint investment in the DolWin 3 offshore grid connection. CIP […]

  • Chinese Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering

    23 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The 300 MW Zhuhai Jinwan offshore wind farm has entered the trial operation stage after the first MySE5.5MW wind turbines came online, MingYang Smart Energy said. In total, MingYang will deliver 55 MySE5.5MW units for the project, with the delivery now ”well on track”, the turbine maker said. The first wind turbine was installed at […]

  • US Backs Philippines Offshore Wind Development

    8 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to the Philippines’ Aboitiz Renewables, a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation, for a feasibility study to develop up to 3 GW of offshore wind projects in the Philippines. The study will help Aboitiz identify potential project sites and provide technical economic analysis to […]

  • USTDA Puts Jamaica on Offshore Wind Map

    10 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) supporting the development of an offshore wind farm in Jamaica.

  • Lithuania to Start Consultations with Offshore Wind Developers

    22 March 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy will start consultations with potential developers of the country’s first offshore wind farm in March. Consultations will take place in preparation for the auction for the development of the 700 MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, with meetings with potential investors scheduled for 18 April, the Ministry said. The […]

  • British Wind Energy Marks New Record

    12 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    Wind energy has hit new records in Great Britain as 15.32GW of capacity was produced on Friday, 8 February, according to the UK National Grid. The 15.32GW provided 36% of Britain’s electricity demand between 12:15 and 1:45 p.m. local time beating the previous record of 15.04GW set on 18 December 2018. “At one of the […]

  • Amogy, Southwind Join Forces on Offshore Wind

    4 July 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    US-headquartered Amogy and Southwind have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore joint opportunities in the offshore wind market. According to Amogy, under the terms of their MoU, the two parties will establish a foundation for future collaboration and will explore joint opportunities for mutual promotion and to advocate for offshore wind. As the […]

  • EOWDC Onshore Work Wind Planing Permission

    23 July 2014
    Authorities

    Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd was granted planning permission for its onshore work for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). In November last year, Aberdeenshire Council refused the planning permission for two substations, access road and installation of an underground cable between the substation compound and Mean Low Water Springs. The council said that […]

  • Scotland, Brittany Seal Offshore Wind Pact

    4 August 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    The Scottish Government has signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brittany, a region in France, relating to the offshore wind industry. With this cooperation agreement, the Government said it aims to strengthen Scotland’s position as a leader in Europe’s offshore renewables industry. The MoU will provide Scottish companies with opportunities to capitalise and […]

  • UK and Taiwan Agree on Offshore Wind Cooperation

    11 April 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The British Office Taipei and the Taiwan Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation and Marine Engineering Association (T-Wind Marine Association) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the cooperation on offshore wind development in Taiwan. The signing ceremony was witnessed by UK Minister for Investment at the Department for International Trade Graham Stuart and Taiwanese Minister of […]